GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — The United States U-20 side did not play their best game against Panama on Saturday night. But listening to head coach Thomas Rongen, it's all part of the plan.

The American coach referenced the difficulties his squad had during the second game of recent CONCACAF championships – ties in 2007 and ‘09, and a narrow victory in ‘03 – and sounded relieved for the match to be over and done.

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – Kelyn Rowe was all the United States Under-20 side needed to defeat Panama 2-0 on Saturday night in the CONCACAF Championship. The UCLA forward tallied twice in the first 20 minutes as the Americans finished the opening round of the tournament undefeated and unscored upon.

With the win, the US easily finish on top of Group B. They will meet Guatemala in the quarterfinals on April 6, with the winner qualifying for the U-20 World Cup in Colombia this summer.

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – When the United States meet Panama on Saturday in their second match of the U-20 CONCACAF Championship (6 pm ET, concacaf.com), they will already be through to the quarterfinals. Rather than focusing on a result, the Americans will look to improve upon the dominating performance they turned in during their first game.

WASHINGTON – Heading into Sunday’s matchup with the Colorado Rapids (7 pm, Galavisión), D.C. United have a dizzying array of back line questions to answer.

With Dejan Jakovic suspended after picking up a red card last Saturday in a 2-1 loss against New England, Perry Kitchen on international duty with the US U-20s and right back Jed Zayner listed as questionable, three-quarters of their ideal starting defense may be unavailable.

This weekend, 16 of the top amateur squads in the area will take part in La Super Copa VI, the annual outdoor tournament of champions hosted by D.C. United and presented by Volkswagen. Each team earned a berth in the tournament by winning their respective adult league.

The action kicks off on Saturday at 9:00 a.m., when Spartan FC (Monarch’s Soccer League) takes on Palmeiras (Latin American League). The Aegean Hawks FC get their first crack at defending their La Super Copa V crown when they take on Inter De Virginia (Manassas Universal League) at 11 a.m.